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Clicking on it prompts you for the "existing login password". After tying that password you will be prompted '''twice''' for the new password. Note that what you type will not appear or move the cursor. If you type it in consistently, your password will be changed to the new one. Sometimes you may encounter popup windows asking you to confirm certificates or even issue the your (old) password. These windows are save. | Clicking on it prompts you for the "existing login password". After tying that password you will be prompted '''twice''' for the new password. Note that what you type will not appear or move the cursor. If you type it in consistently, your password will be changed to the new one. Sometimes you may encounter popup windows asking you to confirm certificates or even issue the your (old) password. These windows are save. | ||
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How To Change Your Passwords
Important: When your account is newly activated you are issued a login password. This is meant as a temporary password and should be changed immediately.
Using a Standard Login Terminal
The standard way to change the password is through a login terminal. The command to do this is "passwd":
$ passwd passwd: Changing password for ... Enter existing login password: New Password: Re-enter new Password: passwd: password successfully changed for ... $
Using the Portal
The Secure Global Desktop (Portal) has a "Change Compute Cluster Password" application on the left-hand side (near the top). Clicking on it prompts you for the "existing login password". After tying that password you will be prompted twice for the new password. Note that what you type will not appear or move the cursor. If you type it in consistently, your password will be changed to the new one. Sometimes you may encounter popup windows asking you to confirm certificates or even issue the your (old) password. These windows are save.
Note that the change may take a few minutes to take effect on all systems. Also note that after a password change you may be required to type your password again when you are using applications on the Secure Global Desktop, as the portal has to remember the new password first.
Changing the Web Password
The web password is used as a "shared secret" for authentication, and to access the User's Web Pages. A web password is issued at account activation, but we recommend to change it to make it easier to remember. To change your web password you have to log into the User's Section of the webpage first. At the User Account Login Page, type your Username (that's the one you also use to access the systems), and the current web password (not the system login password, this one's different). After pressing the "Login" button, your username will appear on the top of the page.
Now you can go to the User's Section and click on "Change Web Password". Or you go directly to the Web Password Change Page. Type the Username and current Web Password, and hit Submit. Then type the new Web Password twice and press the "Change Web Password" button. Done.
